Arsenal target £10m-rated Southampton starlet

Bacary Sagna is yet to extend his contract at the Emirates, and it seems increasingly likely that the French right-back will depart on a free transfer this summer - with French giants Monaco and PSG interested, according to the Daily Mirror.

Calum Chambers may exist in the shadow of the Luke Shaw transfer drama, but the England Under-19 international is an excellent defender in his own right. The Daily Mirror values him at £10million - which could be a bargain if he can adequately fill Sagna’s boots.

At the moment, Chambers averages 2.4 tackles per game, outpacing Sagna’s 1.5. He also averages two interceptions per game, to Sagna’s 1.4.

But, Chambers' stats reveal that he does need to work on his discipline - he averages 1.1 fouls per game, whereas the veteran Sagna averages only .6.

The two do play a very similar style - looking for the short pass often, and there’s a strong likelihood that Chambers could be a very good signing for Wenger

This makes him very similar to Sagna, with the added benefit of costing nothing more to Arsenal. Furthermore, Arsenal could use the funds they would have to use to sign Chambers to help bring in a striker over the summer, as Olivier Giroud and Nicklas Bendtner could use the help up front.

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